Establishment of a stock company (Kabushiki-gaisya) 1
If you want to establish a joint-stock company, the first thing to do is to determine the information about the following companies
What you have to decide
1. Company name
Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji and Alphabet can be used.
Put “Kabushiki-gaisya” before or after the company name.
Example: ABC Kabusiki-gaisya, or Kabusiki-gaisya ABC
You can give it any name you want, but keep the following in mind.
・If there is already a company with the same name in the same location, you cannot use that name.
・Names that have been registered as trademarks cannot be used.
・You cannot use the same name as a famous company or a name that could be misunderstood as a group company.
2. Business Purpose
Decide what kind of business you want to run.
You can only do business as a corporation to the extent that you have decided to do so.
Therefore, you should include not only the business you actually do, but also the business you want to do in the future.
The purpose of the business must be clear, commercial and legal.
Some businesses require permits and licenses.
When applying for a permit, the business purpose may be checked to see if it contains the defined wording.
Think carefully about what kind of business you want to conduct and decide.
3. Head office location.
Determine the location of your company.
A different location than the actual place of business is fine.
If you want to apply for the status of residence “Business Manager”, you should rent or buy an office that is different from your home and make it your head office.
4. Paid-in Capital
\1 or more required.
However, if you want to apply for the status of residence “Business Manager”, it is better to invest more than \5,000,000-.
5. Fiscal year
Decide when to set the fiscal year end.
As long as it’s 12 months, you can decide when you want to do it.
In Japan, the most common fiscal year is from April to March of the following year.
6. Promoter
An investor.
After the company is established, the investors become shareholders.
More than one person is required.
7. Officers
The same person as the promoter may be a board member, at least one person is required.
If there is more than one officer, one of them may be the representative director.
What you have to prepare
Preparation of the company’s seal
If you want to establish a company in Japan, you need to make a seal with the company’s name on it.
The seal that you must have is a corporate seal.
It is also required at the time of registration.
Once you’ve decided on a company name and made sure that you can use that name, it’s time to order a seal.
There is a fixed pattern for the placement and wording of the letters, so make sure to follow it.
Other necessary items
・Those who are already staying in Japan with a status of residence : Personal seal certificate
・Those who do not have a status of residence in Japan : Signature certificate issued by the government.